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BAE Systems awarded US Navy contract for APKWS laser-guidance kits

Defence

BAE Systems awarded US Navy contract for APKWS laser-guidance kits

11 December 2025

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a new five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for APKWS laser-guidance kits to equip US armed forces with tens of thousands of additional low-cost precision munitions.

ITA Airways adopts Iris tech

Aerospace Space

ITA Airways adopts Iris tech

11 December 2025

Viasat has announced that ITA Airways is being equipped with Iris technology, paving the way to trajectory-based operations which can cut emissions and enhance airline efficiency.

JFD Global to enhance Polish Navy

Defence Security

JFD Global to enhance Polish Navy's submarine rescue capability

11 December 2025

James Fisher (JFD Global) has secured a contract with PGZ Stocznia Wojenna, which will see JFD Global integrate a combined, hyperbaric and saturation diving system into the Polish Navy’s new salvage and rescue vessel, Ratownik.

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Stansted records busiest ever November

Aerospace

Stansted records busiest ever November

11 December 2025

London Stansted had its busiest-ever November as it prepares for what is forecast to be a record-breaking festive season.

RISC appoints Paul Lincoln as Chair

Security

RISC appoints Paul Lincoln as Chair

11 December 2025

The Security and Resilience Industry Suppliers Community (RISC), today announces the appointment of Paul Lincoln CB OBE VR as its new Chair.

Avon Protection receives European order for FM50 respirators

Defence Security

Avon Protection receives European order for FM50 respirators

11 December 2025

Avon Protection has received a new European order for FM50 respirators and FM61EU filters via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) contract vehicle.

Babcock delivers LFB’s first fully electric lorries

Security

Babcock delivers LFB’s first fully electric lorries

10 December 2025

Babcock has marked a major milestone in its partnership with London Fire Brigade (LFB) by supplying the service with its first fully electric large goods vehicles (eLGVs) making LFB the first fire service in the UK to use a fully electric fleet for training.

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Report highlights potential of hydrogen in aviation

Aerospace

Report highlights potential of hydrogen in aviation

10 December 2025

Rolls-Royce, easyJet, Heathrow and University College London Air Transportation Systems Lab (UCL ATSLab), have published a report highlighting how hydrogen-powered aircraft could enable European and UK aviation to cut carbon emissions while supporting future growth.

BAE Systems to modernise USS Forrest Sherman

Defence

BAE Systems to modernise USS Forrest Sherman

10 December 2025

BAE Systems has received a $123 million contract from the US Navy to modernise the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98).

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Mobilising real estate for UK defence resilience

Features

Mobilising real estate for UK defence resilience

2 December 2025

Mark Fergusson, Head of Client Engagement, Tritax Big Box, tells us why building the UK's domestic defence manufacturing resilience will necessitate a more integrated and considered strategic approach.

Evolving aviation weather intelligence: The Met Office

Focus

Evolving aviation weather intelligence: The Met Office's new MAVIS platform

27 November 2025

How trusted and accurate weather data is modernising aviation visualisations.

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Defence Security

DASA opens Cycle 5 of Defence Innovation Loans

29 October 2025

The UKDI-Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), supported by Innovate UK Loans Ltd (Innovate UK), has opened Cycle 5 of Defence Innovation Loans with enhanced support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing defence solutions.

Security

UK experiencing four 'nationally significant' cyber attacks every week

14 October 2025

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has handled an average of four ‘nationally significant’ cyber attacks every week in the year to September.

Space

University of Surrey launches Space Institute

16 July 2025

With the UK's £19 billion space economy surging, government and industry urgently need faster research, innovation and skilled talent – yet more than half of space organisations report critical shortages, a challenge now being tackled by the newly launched Surrey Space Institute at the University of Surrey.

Defence Security

Dstl trials underwater robot

11 June 2025

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has trialled an underwater robot which can prevent adversaries from sabotaging undersea cables and pipelines by disarming or removing threats.

Defence

UK Armed Forces to benefit from underwater glue

20 May 2025

An underwater glue that enables rapid repairs to equipment in extreme environments, developed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and biotech firm Zentraxa, could soon be saving lives and providing UK Armed Forces with an operational edge following successful trials in Portsmouth.

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